Battlers brace for more bad news

Story date: 2007-11-06 09:25:00
Added on: 2007-11-06 11:00:18

News.com.au - ... figures assembled by the HIA show low-income people paying more than 30 per cent of their income on mortgage repayments are still a small minority, only about 7 per cent, of the 5.3 million home buyers. However, the growth in borrowing and interest ...


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